Handbook of Contemporary Clinical Hypnosis

Les Brann is President of the British Society for Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH), and Clinical Lead for Chelmford NHS Medical Hypnosis Unit, UK. He is the author of Just Close Your Eyes and Relax (1988). Ann Williamson has used hypnosis for more than 15 years to tackle stress and anxiety. An accredited member of BSCAH, she is the author of several books including Brief Psychological Interventions in Practice (Wiley-Blackwell, 2008).Jacky Owens is President of the Royal Society of Medicine's Section of Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine. She is an independent practitioner, and runs a company providing holistic services and support for cancer sufferers.

• About the Editors xi About the Contributors xiiiForeword xviiPreface xixPart One Hypnosis: The Fundamentals 11. Hypnosis: The Theory behind the Therapy 3Dr Peter Naish2. Hypnotic Phenomena and Hypnotizability 19Dr Ann Williamson3. History of Hypnosis 31Dr Ann Williamson4. Imagery and Visualization 41Mrs Jacky Owens5. Use of Language and Metaphor 51Dr Ann Williamson6. Safety 77Mrs Jacky OwensPart Two The Stages of Therapy 87Dr Les Brann with contributions from Dr Geoff Ibbotson, Mrs Jacky Owens and Dr Ann Williamson7. Initial Steps 898. Explanation of Hypnosis: The Working Model 979. Induction and Deepening 10710. Establishing the Problem 12311. Resolving the Problem 13112. Ego Strengthening, Anchoring and Re-alerting 14113. Self Hypnosis and Other Homework 151Part Three Specific Disorders 15514. Self Esteem and Self Confidence 157Dr Ann Williamson15. Anxiety and Panic Disorder 169Dr Ann Williamson16. Depression 195Dr Alastair Dobbin17. Phobias 211Dr Les Brann18. Medically Unexplained Symptoms 229Dr Michael E.Y. Capek19. Specific Psychosomatic Disorders 247Dr Les Brann20. Dermatology 281Dr Mhairi McKenna21. Pain 293Dr Les Brann22. Anaesthesia, Surgery and Invasive Procedures 315Dr David Rogerson, Mrs Jacky Owens and Dr Les Brann23. Oncology 333Mrs Jacky Owens and Dr Leslie Walker24. Cancer Care 351Mrs Phyllis Alden and Mrs Jacky Owens25. Death, Dying and Loss 375Dr K K Aravind, Mrs Jacky Owens and Dr Ann Williamson26. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 389Dr Geoff Ibbotson27. Adjustment Disorders 413Peter J Hawkins28. Eating Disorders 425Dr David Kraft and Dr Peter J Hawkins29. Habit Disorder and Addiction 441Dr David Medd and Dr Ann Williamson30. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 457Mrs Phyllis Alden and Dr Ann Williamson31. Obstetrics 463Mrs Diana Tibble and Dr Les Brann32. Infertility 483Dr Les Brann33. Psychosexual Problems 493Dr Peter J Hawkins and Dr Les Brann34. Children 507Dr David Byron and Dr Sobharani R Sungum-Paliwal35. Learning Disability and Autistic Spectrum Disorder 525Mr Cliff Robins36. Sleep Disorders 537Dr Les Brann37. Performance Enhancement 547Dr Barry Cripps38. Informal Hypnotic Techniques 567Dr Caron Moores, Dr Grahame Smith and Mr Martin Wall39. Working Transculturally 575Dr Geoff Ibbotson40. Commissioning, Providing and Auditing a Hypnotherapy Service 583Dr Les BrannAppendix 1: Life History Inventory 591Appendix 2: What Goes in Must Come Out 593Glossary 595Author Index 599Subject Index 621